Embedded e-marker and communication system

ABSTRACT

Method and system for providing a wireless communication system including a data marker integrated device capable of wireless communication to a network device which is configured to establish a connection to the server terminal for transmission of the received data marks from the data marker integrated device, where the connection between the network device and the server terminal may include secure wireless connection.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to portable electronic music markerdevices. More particularly, the present invention relates to electronicmusic marker integrated device communication system.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] With increase in portable electronic devices such as personaldigital assistants (PDAs), WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) enabledmobile telephones, i-mode mobile telephones, multi-functional portableradio CD (Compact Disc) players, MD (Mini Disc) players and MP3 musicplayers, there has been a steady increase in these types of devicescapable of performing more operations.

[0003] Sony Corporation and its U.S. subsidiary, Sony Electronics, Inc.,introduced an electronic music marker device which is capable of“bookmarking” a music clip while being played on a radio and is capableof recalling the information related to the bookmarked music clip suchas the name of the song, the artist, the album containing the song andso on. Using the electronic music marker device, a user can convenientlyaccess the music clip information that the user listened to on the radioat a later time without the need to memorize the information or waithopefully for the disc jockey on the radio to provide that information.In this manner, if the user wants to, for example, purchase the musicalbum which the user has marked using the electronic music markerdevice, the user can easily identify the necessary information relatedto the marked music clip from the e-marks provided by the electronicmusic marker device.

[0004] While the electronic music marker device is introduced as aportable device which can easily be attached to a user's key chain, wornaround a user's neck or attached to the strap of a user's bag for readyand convenient access, it would be desirable to incorporate thefunctionality of the electronic music marker device into existingelectronic devices. Moreover, it would be desirable to have acommunication system which includes electronic devices integrated withelectronic music marker device functionality that are capable ofwireless communication with network devices such as internet accessenabled mobile telephone and the like, which in turn, may be configuredto transmit the bookmarked data to the electronic music marker deviceserver terminal. Furthermore, it would be desirable to allow the user tobe able to access information related to the bookmarked data from a userterminal without the need to retransmit the bookmarked data to theserver terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] In view of the foregoing, a marker integrated devicecommunication system includes a data marker integrated device configuredto store one or more data marks, a network device configured toestablish wireless communication with the data marker integrated deviceto receive the one or more data marks from the data marker integrateddevice, and a server terminal configured to connect to the networkdevice for data communication.

[0006] A method of another embodiment includes receiving one or morestored data marks via a wireless communication path, establishing aconnection to a server terminal, and transmitting the received one ormore data marks using the established connection.

[0007] A method of a further embodiment includes storing a data mark,transmitting the stored data mark via a Bluetooth protocol connection,receiving the transmitted data mark, and transmitting the received datamark via a wireless connection.

[0008] A data marker integrated device communication system of stillanother embodiment includes means for receiving one or more stored datamarks via a wireless communication path, means for establishing aconnection to a server terminal, and means for transmitting the receivedone or more data marks using the established connection.

[0009] A data marker integrated device communication system of yet stillanother embodiment includes means for storing a data mark, means fortransmitting the stored data mark via a Bluetooth protocol connection,means for receiving the transmitted data mark, and means fortransmitting the received data mark via a wireless connection.

[0010] These and other features and advantages of the present inventionwill be understood upon consideration of the following detaileddescription of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011]FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of an overall embedded datamarker device communication system;

[0012]FIG. 2 illustrates one embodiment of a marker integrated device ofFIG. 1;

[0013]FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment of a network device of FIG. 1;

[0014]FIG. 4 illustrates one embodiment of a server terminal of FIG. 1;

[0015]FIG. 5 is a flowchart for illustrating one embodiment of theembedded electronic music marker device communication system operation;

[0016]FIG. 6 is a flowchart for illustrating another embodiment of theembedded electronic music marker device communication system operation;and

[0017]FIG. 7 is a flowchart for illustrating yet another embodiment ofthe embedded electronic music marker device communication systemoperation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018]FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of an overall embedded datamarker device communication system. Referring to FIG. 1, embedded datamarker device communication system 100 includes marker integrated device101 configured to communicate with network device 102 via a localwireless connection 106 under communication protocol such as Bluetoothprotocol. Further shown in FIG. 1 are server terminal 103 configured tocommunicate with network device via connection 107. Server terminal 103is further configured to communicate with user terminal 105 as shown viadata network 104.

[0019] In one aspect, marker integrated device 101 includes anintegrated Bluetooth communication port for communicating with otherdevices which are Bluetooth protocol communication enabled. Likewise,network device 102 includes an integrated Bluetooth communication portfor communicating with device such as marker integrated device 101 fordata transfer. As shown, connection 106 includes a short range wirelesscommunication path between marker integrated device 101 and networkdevice 102. In one embodiment, marker integrated device 101 may includeautomobile radio, a portable electronic devices such as Walkman®, MD®player. MP3 player each of which have incorporated and integratedtherein the functionality of electronic data marker device. Additionaldetailed information relating to the operation of the electronic musicmarker devices can be found in pending application Ser. No. 09/126,007filed on Jul. 29, 1998 and application Ser. No. 09/401,105 filed on Sep.22, 1999, both assigned to Sony Corporation, joint-assignee of thepresent application with Sony Electronics, Inc., a subsidiary of SonyCorporation, the disclosures of each of which are herein incorporated intheir entirely by reference for all purposes.

[0020] Referring back to FIG. 1, network device 102 in one embodimentmay include Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) enabled mobiletelephones, i-mode telephones, internet access enabled personal digitalassistants (PDAs), and the like, each of which is capable ofestablishing internet connection protocol for data transfer.Additionally, network device 102 is configured with an integratedBluetooth communication port for communicating with marker integrateddevice 101.

[0021] Server terminal 103 shown in FIG. 1 may be configured tocommunicate with network device 102 via wireless connection 107 for datatransfer, and may operate, for example, at communication speeds such as56 Kbps (similar to a wired dialup modem connection) or higher such asthat available from Ricochet® devices from which allow PDAs to establishwireless communication for connection to the internet at speedsexceeding 56 Kbps.

[0022] In this manner, network device 102 may be configured to receivedata from marker integrated device 101 such as user inputted data marksand marker device identification code for the user via the wirelessBluetooth connection 106, for example, and to transmit the received datavia wireless connection 107 to server terminal 103.

[0023] Referring back to FIG. 1, data network 104 may include an IPnetwork configured to connect server terminal 103 to user terminal 105using protocols such as TCP/IP, Appletalk and the like. User terminal105 may include a personal desktop computer, a portable laptop computer,an internet appliance with internet access capability, and the like.Moreover, user terminal 105 may be connected to server terminal 103 viadata network 104 using one of a dialup modem connection, a DSL modemconnection, a cable modem connection, and a wireless modem connection,each offering varying connection speeds for data upload and download.

[0024]FIG. 2 illustrates one embodiment of a marker integrated device ofFIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, marker integrated device 101 includesmemory 201 such as a Random Access Memory (RAM) and a Read-Only Memory(ROM), and stored thereon is a unique device identification code 202which can include a predetermined combination of letters or numbers, ora combination of both. In one embodiment, identification code 202 caninclude a thirteen-digit number which is unique to each bookmarkingdevice and is pre-stored in the ROM portion of memory 201.

[0025] Further shown in FIG. 2 is controller (CPU) 204 which isconfigured to control the various components of marker integrated device101 as related to the data marking device functionality such as displayunit 207, input units 203A, 203B data marking buttons for bookmarkingbroadcast music clips over a registered radio or television station, orfor bookmarking locations, input/output (I/O) interface unit 205,clock/timer 206, and memory 201. In one aspect, display unit 207 andtimer/clock 206 of marker integrated device 101 may be the correspondingdisplay terminal and clock unit, respectively, of the marker integrateddevice. For example, in the case of an automobile radio with data markerintegrated therein as marker integrated device 101, display unit 207 maybe integrated with the existing display panel of the automobile radio,and timer/clock 206 may be integrated with the existing radio clock inthe device 101.

[0026] Referring back to FIG. 2, I/O interface unit 205 of markerintegrated device 101 may include a Bluetooth communication port forwireless data communication which is a radio frequency standardoperating at 2.4 GHz for short range wireless communication. Morespecifically, I/O interface unit 205 may include a Bluetooth enabledtransceiver and communication port for communicating with otherBluetooth enabled devices such as network device 102 over the designatedoperating frequency. In one aspect, I/O interface 205 may be configuredto, under the control of controller 204, communicate with serverterminal 105 and marker integrated device 101.

[0027] Display unit 207 in one embodiment may include a liquid crystaldisplay (LCD), a plasma-type display, and the like, configured todisplay text or image data, or a combined text and image data.Furthermore, as discussed above, the input units 203A, 203B may includespring-loaded type input buttons for operation by the user's finger, andintegrated, for example, on the front panel of marker integrated device101 for quick and convenient access by the user. In one aspect, inputunits 203A, 203B may be integrated with the existing input buttons onmarker integrated device 101 such as, for example, preset radio stationbuttons on an automobile radio. Furthermore, timer/clock 206 may beconfigured to provide actual time information or generate an elapsedtime information depending upon the input command from the user underthe control of controller 204.

[0028]FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment of a network device of FIG. 1.As discussed above, network device 102 may include WAP enabled mobiletelephones, i-mode telephones, and internet access enabled PDAs whichhave integrated therein, in one embodiment, the various componentsdiscussed hereinbelow. Referring to FIG. 3, network device 102 in oneembodiment includes controller 301 coupled to storage unit 302. Alsocoupled to controller 301 are input unit 305, output unit 304, and I/Ointerface unit 303. In one aspect, I/O interface unit 303 may include aBluetooth enabled transceiver and communication port for communicatingwith Bluetooth enabled devices under the Bluetooth communicationprotocol. More specifically, I/O interface unit 303 may be configured tointerface with marker integrated device 101 via connection 106 for datatransfer under the Bluetooth wireless communication protocol, as well aswirelessly communicating with server terminal 103 using, for example,WAP protocol or i-mode communication protocol.

[0029] Referring back to FIG. 3, storage unit 302 may be configured tostore data received from marker integrated device 101 as well as forstoring data received from server terminal 103. Additionally, controller301 may be configured to update data stored in storage unit 302 based onuser input command via input unit 305. Furthermore, output unit 304which may include a Liquid Crystal Display, a plasma display unit andthe like, may be configured to display data such as communicationprogress status, data connection status, received and/or generatedmessages, and the like.

[0030] Additionally, in one aspect, input unit 305 and output unit 304of network device 102 may be integrated with the device input unit andoutput unit such that additional design modification to existing networkdevices can be avoided. For example, in the case of network device 102including a WAP enabled mobile telephone, output unit 304 may beintegrated with the existing display panel of the mobile telephone,while input unit 305 may be integrated with the existing numeric buttonsprovided thereon.

[0031]FIG. 4 illustrates one embodiment of a server terminal of FIG. 1.Referring to FIG. 4, server terminal 103 includes controller 401, inputunit 402, display unit 403, RAM/ROM 404, storage unit 405 and I/Ointerface unit 406. As shown, controller 401 is coupled to input unit402 and display unit 403 for receiving input signals and controlling theoutput display, respectively, of server terminal 103. Controller 401 isfurther configured to access RAM/ROM 404 to retrieve data stored thereonfor performing executable processings while, controller accesses 405storage unit 405 to retrieve data such as user playlist data, useraccount information, playlist information, and the like based on datamarks received as discussed in further detail below.

[0032] In one aspect, I/O interface unit 406 is configured for wirelesscommunication with, for example, network device 102 such that serverterminal 103 may transmit and receive data under wireless communicationprotocol to network device 102. Furthermore, in one aspect, controller401 may be configured to encrypt and decrypt data transmitted andreceived from network device 102 under wireless communication channelsuch that data may be securely transmitted and received.

[0033] Moreover, as discussed above, server terminal 103, under thecontrol of controller 401 may be configured to communicate with userterminal 105 via data network 104. Depending upon the type of datareceived from user terminal 105, controller 401 may be configured toselectively access storage unit 405 to retrieve information storedthereon in response to the received data, or to update the stored datain storage unit 405 based on the received data. Additionally, controller401 may be configured to receive playlist information from playlistprovider (not shown) periodically, or at predetermined time frames, andto store the received playlist information in storage unit 405.

[0034]FIG. 5 is a flowchart for illustrating one embodiment of theembedded data marker device communication system operation. Referring toFIG. 5, at step 501, a user inputs data marks using input units/buttons203A, 203B of marker integrated device 101 for bookmarking data such asdesired music clip broadcast over a registered radio or televisionstation. After one or more input data marks, data marks and user deviceID are transmitted to network device 102 via wireless Bluetoothconnection 106. As will be discussed in further detail below, networkdevice 102 may then be configured to establish wireless connection toserver terminal 103 for transmitting received data marks and user'sdevice ID.

[0035] Referring back to FIG. 5, at step 503, the user transmits accountlogin information from user terminal 105 to access user's account atserver terminal 103. It should be noted that in one embodiment, asubstantial time lag exists between step 502 of transmitting data marksand device ID to network device 102 and step 503 where user's accountlogin information is transmitted from user terminal 105 to serverterminal 103 via data network 104. Thereafter at step 504, informationcorresponding to transmitted data marks are received at user terminal105 from server terminal 103, where the data marks were transmitted frommarker integrated device 101. Finally, the user may logoff the user'saccount at step 505, completing the procedure.

[0036] In this manner, using marker integrated device 101, users mayconveniently bookmark data such as broadcast music clips over registeredradio stations and television stations, and wirelessly transmit themarked data relatively contemporaneous to storing (or inputting) datamarks in marker integrated device 101, and thereafter, via user terminal105 such as a personal computer and the like, retrieve informationcorresponding to the marked data such as, in the case of markedbroadcast music clips, information related to the marked music clipsincluding the name of the music album, the name of the artist of themarked music clips, the purchase information for the purchase of themusic album, and the like.

[0037] Additionally, since the functionality of the electronic datamarking device is integrated into electronic devices such as car radios,portable music playback devices which are further enabled for wirelesscommunication with network device 102, a much robust data marking systemis possible.

[0038]FIG. 6 is a flowchart for illustrating another embodiment of theembedded data marker device communication system operation. Referring toFIG. 6, at step 601, data marks and device ID are received by networkdevice 102 from marker integrated device 101 via wireless connection106. Thereafter at step 602, network device 102 is configured toestablish connection to server terminal 103 which may be over a wirelesscommunication data path such as connection 107. At step 603, with theconnection established between network device 102 and server terminal103, network device 102 is configured to transmit data marks and deviceID information received from marker integrated device 101.

[0039] Once data transmission from network device 102 to server terminal103 is completed, at step 604, network device 102 receives atransmission complete message from server terminal 103, and thereafter,at step 605, terminates the connection to server terminal 103. Afterterminating the connection to server terminal 103, network device 102 atstep 606 displays transmission completed message received from serverterminal 103 on output unit 304 (FIG. 3) which in one embodiment mayinclude a display unit such as a liquid crystal display unit, a plasmadisplay unit or the like. In this manner, the user may conveniently beinformed as to the transmission status, and the completion of datatransmission to server terminal 103.

[0040] Additionally, network device 102 may be configured to transmittransmission completion message to marker integrated device 101, which,upon receiving the transmission completion message, may be configured todelete the stored data marks to allow the user to input additional datamarks. In this manner, data marks stored (or input) to marker integrateddevice 101 may be transmitted to network device 103 for transmission toserver terminal 103, such that marker integrated device 101 need not bedesigned with a large capacity memory for storing a significant numberof data marks, and further, frequent transmission of marked data ispossible without the need to use a gateway terminal (for example, userterminal 105) for transmitting marked data.

[0041]FIG. 7 is a flowchart for illustrating a further embodiment of theembedded data marker device communication system operation. Referring toFIG. 7, at step 701 user inputs desired data marks in marker integrateddevice 101, and at step 702, the inputted data marks are transmitted tonetwork device 102 along with user device ID. Thereafter at step 703,network device 102 establishes connection to server terminal 103. Withthe connection to server terminal 103 established, network device 102initiates data transfer to server terminal 103, the transmitted dataincluding received data marks and device ID, for example. At step 705,it is determined whether the data transmission from network device 102to server terminal 103 is completed. If the data transmission fromnetwork device 102 to server terminal 103 is not completed, then theprocedure returns to step 704. On the other hand, if at step 705 it isdetermined that data transfer from network device 102 to server terminal103 is completed, then at step 706 network device 102 terminates itsconnection with server terminal 103. Optionally, network device 102 mayencrypt data for transmission to server terminal 103 prior to executingdata transfer. in this case, server terminal 103 may be configured todecrypt the encrypted data received from network device 102.

[0042] Referring back to FIG. 7, after terminating the connection toserver terminal 103 at step 706, at step 707, network device 102 isconfigured to display a transmit acknowledgement message on its outputunit 304 (FIG. 3) to inform the user that the data transmission toserver terminal 103 is completed. Alternatively, network device 102 maybe configured to transmit a message to marker integrated device 101 viaBluetooth connection 106, and marker integrated device 101 may beconfigured to delete the stored data marks upon receiving the messagefrom network device 102. In this manner, the user may operate markerintegrated device 101 to input additional data marks as desired.

[0043] Referring again to FIG. 77, at step 708 after receiving data fromnetwork device 102 and disconnecting its connection thereto, serverterminal 103 is configured to retrieve information from storage unit 405(FIG. 4) corresponding to received data marks. For example, in the caseof bookmarked music clips as data marks, server terminal 103 may beconfigured to query storage unit 405 to identify the corresponding musicinformation for each data mark received from network device 102.Furthermore, server terminal 103 may be configured to retrieve useraccount information based on device ID received from network device 102.

[0044] Thereafter at step 709, when server terminal 103 detects a userlogin from user terminal 105 via data network 104, at step 710, serverterminal 103 may be configured to transmit the retrieved informationcorresponding to the received data marks from network device 102, and todisplay the transmitted information at user terminal display unit.Alternatively, server terminal 103 may be configured to access storageunit 405 only after detecting the user login, and to retrieve storedinformation corresponding to the received data marks for transmission touser terminal 103.

[0045] In the manner described above, in accordance with the variousembodiments of the present invention, the functionality of electronicdata marker device such as electronic music marker devicess may beintegrated with electronic devices such as car radios, portable audioplayback devices, and the like. Moreover, these electronic devices mayalso include a Bluetooth communication port and transceiver for wirelessdata communication with devices with such communication ports such asnetwork devices including, for example, WAP enabled mobile telephones,i-mode telephones, internet access enabled PDAs and the like. In thismanner, bookmarked data may be easily transferred to the networkdevices, which, in turn, may be configured to wirelessly access theserver terminal for transmitting the bookmarked data.

[0046] Moreover, users may access their electronic music marker deviceaccounts to retrieve bookmarked music clips and related information suchas music CD purchase information from user terminals connected to theserver terminal. In this manner, electronic music maker integrateddevice communication system allows users to bookmark music clipsbroadcast from registered radio and television stations, and wirelesslytransmit bookmarks as well as users' unique device IDs via networkdevices such as mobile telephones to server terminal, and thereafter,conveniently retrieve information related to the bookmarked music clipsby accessing their respective electronic music marker device accounts.

[0047] Various other modifications and alterations in the structure andmethod of operation of this invention will be apparent to those skilledin the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.Although the invention has been described in connection with specificpreferred embodiments, it should be understood that the invention asclaimed should not be unduly limited to such specific embodiments. It isintended that the following claims define the scope of the presentinvention and that structures and methods within the scope of theseclaims and their equivalents be covered thereby.

What is claimed is:
 1. A data marker integrated device communication system, comprising: a data marker integrated device configured to store one or more data marks; a network device configured to establish wireless communication with the data marker integrated device to receive said one or more data marks from said data marker integrated device; and a server terminal configured to connect to said network device for data communication.
 2. The system of claim 1 wherein each of said one or more data marks includes a time stamp information.
 3. The system of claim 1 wherein said data marker integrated device includes one of an electronic music marker integrated radio, and an electronic music marker integrated audio playback device.
 4. The system of claim 1 wherein said network device includes one of a wireless application protocol (WAP) enabled mobile telephone, an i-mode mobile telephone, and an internet access enabled personal digital assistant.
 5. The system of claim 1 wherein said wireless communication between said network device and said data marker integrated device is established with Bluetooth communication protocol.
 6. The system of claim 1 wherein said data marker integrated device includes an interface unit configured to establish wireless communication under Bluetooth communication protocol.
 7. The system of claim 6 wherein said network device includes an interface unit configured to establish wireless communication under Bluetooth communication protocol.
 8. The system of claim 7 wherein said Bluetooth communication protocol operates at approximately 2.4 GHz.
 9. The system of claim 1 wherein said data marker integrated device is configured to transmit device identification code to said network device.
 10. The system of claim 1 wherein said server terminal is configured to receive said one or more data marks from said network device.
 11. The system of claim 10 wherein said server terminal is further configured to transmit a transmission acknowledgement message to said network device.
 12. The system of claim 11 wherein said network device is configured to display said transmission acknowledgement message.
 13. The system of claim 11 wherein said network device is configured to transmit said transmission acknowledgement message to said data marker integrated device.
 14. The system of claim 13 wherein said data marker integrated device is configured to delete said stored one or more data marks after receiving said transmission acknowledgement message from said network device.
 15. The system of claim 1 further including a user terminal configured to connect to said server terminal.
 16. The system of claim 15 wherein said user terminal includes one of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and a handheld computer.
 17. The system of claim 15 wherein said user terminal is connected to said server terminal via TCP/IP protocol.
 18. The system of claim 15 wherein said user terminal is configured to receive information corresponding to said one or more data marks from said server terminal.
 19. The system of claim 18 wherein said information corresponding to said one or more data marks includes one or more of a name of a broadcast music clip corresponding to said one or more data marks, a name of the artist of a broadcast music clip corresponding to said one or more data marks, a name of the album of a broadcast music clip corresponding to said one or more data marks, and a purchase information for a music album corresponding to a broadcast music clip related to said one or more data marks.
 20. A method, comprising: receiving one or more stored data marks via a wireless communication path; establishing a connection to a server terminal; and transmitting said received one or more data marks using said established connection.
 21. The method of claim 20 wherein said wireless communication path includes a wireless communication link under Bluetooth communication protocol.
 22. The method of claim 20 further including receiving a device identification code via said wireless communication path.
 23. The method of claim 22 further including transmitting said device identification code using said established connection to said server terminal.
 24. The method of claim 20 wherein said connection includes a wireless application protocol connection.
 25. The method of claim 20 further including transmitting a transmission acknowledgement message via said connection.
 26. The method of claim 25 further including displaying said transmission acknowledgement message.
 27. The method of claim 25 further including deleting said one or more data marks after receiving said transmission acknowledgement message.
 28. The method of claim 20 further including retrieving information corresponding to said one or more data marks.
 29. The method of claim 28 further including transmitting said retrieved information to a user terminal.
 30. The method of claim 28 wherein said retrieved information includes one or more of a name of a broadcast music clip corresponding to said one or more data marks, a name of the artist of a broadcast music clip corresponding to said one or more data marks, a name of the album of a broadcast music clip corresponding to said one or more data marks, and a purchase information for the purchase of a music album of a broadcast music clip corresponding to said one or more data marks.
 31. A method, comprising: storing a data mark; transmitting said stored data mark via a Bluetooth protocol connection; receiving said transmitted data mark; and transmitting said received data mark via a wireless connection.
 32. The method of claim 31 further including receiving a device identification code via said wireless connection.
 33. The method of claim 31 further including transmitting a device identification code via said wireless connection.
 34. The method of claim 31 wherein said wireless connection includes a wireless application protocol connection.
 35. The method of claim 31 further including receiving a transmission acknowledgement message via said wireless connection.
 36. The method of claim 35 further including displaying said received transmission acknowledgement message.
 37. The method of claim 31 further including deleting said stored data mark.
 38. The method of claim 31 further including retrieving information corresponding to said data mark.
 39. The method of claim 38 further including transmitting said retrieved information to a user terminal.
 40. The method of claim 38 further including displaying said retrieved information.
 41. The method of claim 38 wherein said retrieved information includes one of a name of a music clip corresponding to said data mark, a name of a music album corresponding to said data mark, a name of the artist for a music clip corresponding to said data mark, and a purchase information for the purchase of a music album corresponding to said data mark.
 42. A data marker integrated device communication system, comprising: means for receiving one or more stored data marks via a wireless communication path; means for establishing a connection to a server terminal; and means for transmitting said received one or more data marks using said established connection.
 43. A data marker integrated device communication system, comprising: means for storing a data mark; means for transmitting said stored data mark via a Bluetooth protocol connection; means for receiving said transmitted data mark; and means for transmitting said received data mark via a wireless connection. 